News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-10-06
STATE NEWS.

The Estey Organ Company shipped
1897 organs from Brattleboro ing Au=
gust.
Seven divorces have been granted
by Windham county court this term.
1t is said that the slate pencil facto-
~ at Castleton is the only one in the
United States. 1t employees 20 men
and turns out 10000 pencils a day.
Hon. James NJ. Tyler of Bratt!e-
boro has resigned his position on the
State school commission, of which he
was chairman, on account of his ap-
pointment to the supreme bench.
Charles r. Harlow, a resident of
Westminster, was thrown from his
carriage on Friday, striking on his
head, causing concussion Of the brain
and paralysis, which will probably
result fatally.
Michael McDonough of Hydeville
was killed by the cars on Sunday after
noon while crossing the track between
Rutland and Proctor. He was hard
of hearing and did not notice the
warning given by the engineer.
George II. Abbott, sentenced in
1881 for Is years, escaped from the
State prison at Windsor on Friday
night by climbing over the wall. His
descriptive list: Height 5 feet 8, hazel
eyes, dark hair, scar over right eye.
yHe wore a straw hat and overalls.
Last week a canary-bird in the
northeast part of the state tore a pic
ture of a good horse from the paper
! covering the floor of its cage, and held
it up for the inspection of the persons
in the room. Can it be that the YER
monter's penchant for fast horses has
extended to canary birds?
George S. Shaw, aged 81 years, of
St. Johnsbury, committed suicide by
shooting himself Monday morning.
He had been in poor health for two or
sence of his attendants he committed
the act. He leaves a widow, who is
blind, aud two children.
Barre Academy at Barre, which has
been closed for several years, is to be
used for a graded school hereafter, the
taxpayers of that village having voted
to pay $500 for the building for
school, purposes. Barre Academy
fourished from 1860 to 1880, but
began its decline soon after the death
of its long time principal, J. S. Spaul-
ding.
The following patents have been
granted to VermOnters Edwin II.
WatrOns, of Pawlet, metal cutting
shears jerome F. Webster, Newport,
assignor TO Boston cash Indicator and
recorder company, Bangor, Maine,
cash indicator and register; George
f. Atwood, SwantOn, suspender loop
clamp; Edward N. Porter, Burling-
ton, slide for extension screens; Ed
win r. Powell, Burlington, assignor
of thirds to d. r. Ballou, Provi-
dence, r. L., and j. G.. Rutherford,
Burlington, fence; Thomas H. Chubb,
Post Mills, fishing reel.
A sad affair occurred in Cornwall
on Friday, when Fanny Stebbins,
daughter of Rev. NJ. G.. Stebbins, pas
tor of the Congregational church,
committed suicide by shooting herself
through the temple with a revolver.
Miss Stebbins was about 10 or 20
years of age, and had suffered a great
deal at times in consequence of ILL
health. For some days past it was
noticed she seemed gloomy and de-
pressed, and it is supposed the rash
deed was done in fit of unusual de-
spondency. Except on the ground of
temporary insanity the suicide is mex
plicable. The young lady was very
much liked by her acquaintance.
Her parents are completely Frustrated
by the sad affair.